Cheese O’ Cheese O’ Cheese! I was surrounded by glorious cheese at the Grilled Cheese Invitational last weekend. With over 250 contestants, 5000 tasters/judges, and 18,000 grilled cheese samples grilled by Kraft Singles, it was truly cheese Heaven.
There were 3 Grill Cheese divisions being judged:
- Missionary Style – only cheese and bread
- Kama Sutra – Meat, cheese, and bread
- Honey Pot – dessert style with cheese and bread
The grilling began with the founder, Tim Walker, and the Mayor of Cheese starting us off, along with an invocation praising the cheese Gods. There were many techniques used: different pans, all kinds of cheese, even cheese on the outside, lots and lots of butter, some adorned with a garnish of salad or soup, and flattening with spatulas and bricks! Even among the windy elements when the burners were being testy, the contestants were grilling at their best. Then there was Kraft Singles grilling up a storm, feeding the hungry people!
Here’s a video sharing some of the fun.
Prepping.
Grilling.
Waiting.
Tasting.
Judging.
Winning.
My vote was for the Mac n’cheese with baby back ribs, oh my my!
Here’s me and my fellow Cheesy Bloggers, Rachel from A Southern Fairytale and Christy from Southern Plate.
Thanks again to Kraft Singles for sending me there. It was great! For more pictures, check it out on my @N04/" target="_blank">Flickr page.
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Seriously, your living the dream. Cheese!
Oh yum! It looks like you had fun who knew there was such a thing.
Yum! Looks like fun.
Fun! It’s like watching the Food Network!
Did you get any good recipes to share with us?
ps…..I can NOT even imagine that a baby back ribs/mac-cheese sandwich would be good, umm….ew….I will just take your word on this one :-)
I am thinking the cream cheese and strawberries on cinnamon raisin bread looked great, that is what it was right? Or is that my preggo brain inventing something delicious?
YUM! How fun that you got to do this!
How fun that you were able to do this! It looks like a Food Network competition….and I think this would make a great party idea for kids…like Iron Chef America with grilled cheese..each child comes up with their own creation from a selection of ingredients and then everyone tastes the sandwiches and judges….Prizes would be awarded to each child though…best tasting, most creative, most cheeses, etc….
I wish I had as much fun, or a chance to sample the ones pictured here because they look delicious! It was my 1st time attending and I wrote up something on my blogspot.
What a delicious looking contest. Looks like so much fun!